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obsequious

ob·se·quious

UK/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/ US/ʌˈbsikwiʌs/ uncommon archaic obsolete

adjective

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attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

  • “obsequious shop assistants”
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Origin

From Middle English obsequyous, from Latin obsequiōsus (“complaisant, obsequious”), from obsequium (“compliance”), from obsequor (“comply with, yield to”), from ob (“in the direction of, towards”) + sequor (“follow”) (cf. sequel).

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